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most of the programming i've been sifting through has snatches done before cleans every training day. is there a reason for the order? are there benefits of training one before the other of which i'm not aware? thanks all.

most of the programming i've been sifting through has snatches done before cleans every training day. is there a reason for the order? are there benefits of training one before the other of which i'm not aware? thanks all.

I found the same thing in my Oly lifting classes. The only reason I can think of is that snatch is lighter than clean and jerk, so it puts less stress on your body as a whole? Also I think snatch is before clean and jerk in the comps. I will ask the coaches tomorrow when I am there and report back on their answer.

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most of the programming i've been sifting through has snatches done before cleans every training day. is there a reason for the order? are there benefits of training one before the other of which i'm not aware? thanks all.

Its done that way due to snatch being such a technical lift. Cleans are also technical, but to a lesser degree than snatch is. Technique is everything in Oly lifting, which is why the lifts are done so frequently.

I found the same thing in my Oly lifting classes. The only reason I can think of is that snatch is lighter than clean and jerk, so it puts less stress on your body as a whole? Also I think snatch is before clean and jerk in the comps. I will ask the coaches tomorrow when I am there and report back on their answer.

thanks spart, that would be awesome!

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Originally Posted by austin.j.taylor

Its done that way due to snatch being such a technical lift. Cleans are also technical, but to a lesser degree than snatch is. Technique is everything in Oly lifting, which is why the lifts are done so frequently.

thanks austin. i read that's also why the lifts are done in that order in comps, because if a lifter misses the more technical snatch, he's disqualified from attempting the less technical clean and jerk that follows.